Employees are ill 1 to go to work despite being too obliged 2 especially in a layoffs 3 where instan...........

English Language (IBPS PO) Sentence Improvement

Direction: In the given question, four words are printed in bold and are numbered 1, 2, 3 and 4. Of these, the positions of two of these words may be incorrect and need to be exchanged to make the sentence correct. Find the two words which need to be exchanged. In case the given sentence is correct, your answer is (E), i.e. 'No exchange required

Employees are ill (1) to go to work despite being too obliged (2), especially in a layoffs (3) where instances of scenario (4) are on a rise.

1-2

2-3 & 1-4

1-2 & 3-4

2-4

No exchange required

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Explanation:

At 3, the use of the article 'a' before the plural noun 'layoffs' is erroneous and must be exchanged with the singular noun 'scenario' placed at 4. As per the context of the sentence, people despite being ill, feel obliged to go to work. So, words at 1 & 2 need to be interchanged as well to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. So, the correct answer is option C.